2
hard-working(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
2
industrious(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
2
kinky(careless, unstable, unreasonable, unpredictable, changeable)
2
niggling
2
persevering(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
2
prissy(adjective, particular, fussy)
2
puritanical(adjective, tough, severe, firm, harsh)
2
querulous(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
2
rigorous(adjective, tough, severe, fine, firm)
2
sedulous(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
2
sensitive(sharp, refined, critical, discerning, astute)
2
stickler(adjective, careful, thorough, meticulous, fussy)
2
strenuous(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
2
thorough(adjective, precise, meticulous)
2
thoroughgoing(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
1
assiduous(adjective, thorough, meticulous, painstaking)
1
all-or-nothing(adjective, precise, thorough, meticulous)
1
all or nothing(adjective, precise, thorough, meticulous)
1
anal
1
annoyed(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, irritated)
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